Document Detail


A mitochondria-targeted vitamin E derivative decreases hepatic oxidative stress and inhibits fat deposition in mice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20554905     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Our objective in this study was to determine whether a mitochondria-targeted vitamin E derivative (MitoVit E) would decrease oxidative stress and associated obesity by preventing a previously proposed aconitase inhibition cascade. Sixty-four mice were fed a high-fat (HF) diet for 5 wk. They were then switched to either a low-fat (LF) or a medium-fat (MF) diet and gavaged with MitoVit E (40 mg MitoVit E x kg body weight(-1)) or drug vehicle (10% ethanol in 0.9% NaCl solution) every other day for 5 wk. Epididymal fat weight, as well as liver lipid and remaining carcass lipid, were significantly lower in the MF group receiving MitoVit E (MF-E) than in the MF group receiving vehicle only (MF-C). Liver mitochondrial H(2)O(2) production and the protein carbonyl level were also significantly lower in MF-E than in MF-C mice. In contrast, none of the biochemical variables (aconitase activity, ATP and H(2)O(2) production, and protein carbonyl level) in the muscle mitochondria were modified by MitoVit E in either MF or LF groups. Expression of acetyl-CoA carboxylase and fatty acid synthase in both liver and adipose tissue of MF groups was not affected by MitoVit E. However, expression of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1a in the liver and uncoupling protein 2 in adipose tissue were significantly enhanced by MitoVit E in both LF and MF groups. In conclusion, MitoVit E attenuates hepatic oxidative stress and inhibits fat deposition in mice but not through alleviation of the aconitase inhibition cascade.
Authors:
Gaowei Mao; George A Kraus; Ikyon Kim; Michael E Spurlock; Theodore B Bailey; Qijing Zhang; Donald C Beitz
Related Documents :
20664725 - Modulatory effect of rice bran and phytic acid on glucose metabolism in high fat-fed c5...
19616615 - Srebp-1c in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease induced by western-type high-fat diet plus...
12640525 - A comparison of the effects of medium- and long-chain triglycerides on neutrophil stimu...
21521255 - Determinants of dyslipidaemia in probands with polycystic ovary syndrome and their sist...
2375395 - Morphological and physiological responses to aldosterone: time course and sodium depend...
9600675 - Aluminum decreases the magnesium concentration of spinal cord and trabecular bone in ra...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.     Date:  2010-06-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of nutrition     Volume:  140     ISSN:  1541-6100     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Nutr.     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-21     Completed Date:  2010-08-05     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404243     Medline TA:  J Nutr     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1425-31     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aconitate Hydratase / antagonists & inhibitors,  genetics
Adenosine Triphosphate / metabolism
Adipose Tissue / anatomy & histology,  metabolism*
Animals
Body Composition
Body Weight
Diet
Dietary Fats / administration & dosage
Eating
Fatty Acid Synthetase Complex / genetics
Gene Expression / drug effects
Hydrogen Peroxide / metabolism
Lipids / analysis
Liver / chemistry,  drug effects,  metabolism*
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mitochondria, Liver / enzymology,  metabolism
Mitochondria, Muscle / enzymology,  metabolism
Muscle, Skeletal / ultrastructure
Obesity / prevention & control
Organ Size / drug effects
Organophosphorus Compounds / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Oxidative Stress / drug effects*
RNA, Messenger / analysis
Ubiquinone / administration & dosage,  pharmacology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Dietary Fats; 0/Lipids; 0/MitoVit E; 0/Organophosphorus Compounds; 0/RNA, Messenger; 1339-63-5/Ubiquinone; 56-65-5/Adenosine Triphosphate; 7722-84-1/Hydrogen Peroxide; EC 4.2.1.3/Aconitate Hydratase; EC 6.-/Fatty Acid Synthetase Complex

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Oral Sea Buckthorn Oil Attenuates Tear Film Osmolarity and Symptoms in Individuals with Dry Eye.
Next Document:  Pretreatment of Guinea pigs with galantamine prevents immediate and delayed effects of soman on inhi...